Credit: The Associated Press

Austin Dillon (3) and Greg Biffle (16) lead the field to the green flag for the start of the first of two NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bill Elliott and Terry Labonte, a pair of Cup champions, are among the first-year eligible nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Drivers Mike Stefanik and Buddy Baker, and engine builder and team owner Robert Yates also were selected for nomination in their first year. The honorees were announced at Daytona International Speedway on Friday by a 22-person committee of representatives from all over NASCAR.